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Boomeritis Arthritis of the hip and knee joint - Duke Raleigh Hospital

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Arthroscopy• Controversial for Degenerative <strong>knee</strong>• Mechanical symptoms= success.– Relieves pain from torn meniscus, Loosebodies, pathologic plica, osteophytes, notchstenosis• Severity <strong>of</strong> arthritis= failure• Less successful with malalignment/ Gaitissues.• Arthroscopy=sham for arthritis.

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